The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-07-22
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Harvesting Is In progress in Jerauld county.
! Grand Forks was visi:ei Sunday night By
heavy thunder and rain storm.
| 1t is reported that harvest hands will bs
short this year In North Dakota.
Sheriff Ballgoord, OF Flandreau, has been
indicted for compounding felony.
Crops In Cass county look better. Two.
| thirds Of last years yield ia promised.
Secretary Prouty says the territorial fair at
Grand Forks will be the best ever held.
Hail fell In some localities around Aberdeen
Wednesday night, damaging crops to large
extent.
At q meeting Of millers in Aberdeen 1t was
decided to form South Dakota Millers' asso-
citation.
At special election held at Minot, there was
large majority in favor OF incorporating
as city.
At Mitchell, the two year-old boy Of &c.
Moses got hold Of rat poison, aud after ill.,
tense suffering died.
The Manitoba has established twenty seven
stations between Minot aud Fort Buiord, .
distance Of al miles.
The Northern Pacific depot at Wahpston
was struck by lightning early Wednesday morn
ing and destroyed.
Calvin county has recently paid out over
$G0O as bounty money for killing gophers at
the rate Of 20 cents per dozen.
The Milwaukee railroad company allowed
damages for burning fair ground buildings at
Mitchell, some time ago by locomotive sbarks.
Commissioner Of Emigration Mcclure has
been preparing new pamphlet Oh The re-
sources Of the territory. The population is put
at 100000.
The board Of trade has addressed long letter
to Gov. Church asking him to approve Of the
new wings to the Yankton asylum, but % yst
has received no reply.
President Davis, of the South Dakota Press
association, says that the meeting will be held
at Big Stone Lake, probably the last Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of July.
Over $4,000 worth Of wheat was destroyed
by hail at Columbia, Wednesday night The
court house was struck by lightning during
the night, butthe fire was soon extIngulshed.
Authorities OF Morton county, OF which
Mandan ia the shire town, will tax Northern
Pacific lands. The Northern Pacific owns 60
per cent Of the taxable property In tho county.
Territorial Treasurer Raymond has turned
over to the oxpross company at Bismarck four
packages containing bonds amounting TO
477,295, for shipment to Preston Il Co.,
Chicago, the lucky purchasers.
Great uneasiness is felt at Forts Bennett aud
Sully over tue liability Of being left alone
when the Eleventh infantry goes East. Some
$500 Indians live around these posts, and II
tho redskins see the military leave, depreda-
tions may follow. Indians OH tho Cheyenne
were In the New Ulm massacre.
Rev. ]. B. Tope, Of Hillsboro, pastor Of tho
Methodist church at that place, has boon sus.
pended from the ministry, after Investigations
conducted by Presiding Elder Doran. Brother
Tope has been recently divorced and more
recently married. His conduct in these
particulars has been decidedly against tho
canons Of his church.
William Williamson made cash entry lof
the southeast quarter Of section %, town 1l2,
range II, Huron land district. Mr.. Sparkle
thought he had not shown good faith, and re-
yerslng the action Of Miller and Mcfarland,
hung Mr.. Williamson up as sacrifice to can
collation.. The secretary Of the interior says
that Williamson acted in perfect good faith,
aud approves the entry for patent forthwith
without any further debate.